S. Charles Bleich; Economist, 76

Published: November 24, 1992

S. Charles Bleich, an economist and former vice president of the Committee for Economic Development, a nonpartisan public-policy organization, died on Sunday at Bishop Sherman Nursing Home in Smithtown, L.I. He was 76 years old and lived in East Hampton, L.I.

Mr. Bleich, who had been ill with pneumonia, died of acute respiratory failure, said his wife, Anne.

Mr. Bleich was with the Committee for Economic Development from 1963 to 1982, retiring as vice president and secretary to its board of trustees. Before that, he was an executive with the American Management Association from 1957 to 1963, and had worked in several Federal agencies, including the Department of Commerce.

A native of Dayton, Ohio, Mr. Bleich received a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 1936 and undertook graduate study in economics and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania and American University.